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West Europe

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French World War II poster
French World War II poster, 1944. Artist: Phili. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
 Page from Rosa Luxemburg's diary
© Hoover Institution Page from Rosa Luxemburg's diary, 1918
Original handwritten diaries by Nazi official Heinrich Himmler
© Hoover Institution Original handwritten diaries by Nazi official Heinrich Himmler contain small, sentimental mementos
The danger of Bolshevism, Germany, 1919
The danger of Bolshevism, Germany, 1919. Artist: Rudi Feld. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
Germany. Artist: M. Maurice Hawkesworth
Germany. Artist: M. Maurice Hawkesworth. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
Comité de Coordination du Syndicat "Solidarnosc" en France
Comité de Coordination du Syndicat "Solidarnosc" en France, 1981? Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
World War I recruiting poster, Great Britain.
World War I recruiting poster, Great Britain. Artist: Arthur Wardle. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
World War I advertisement for war bonds
World War I advertisement for war bonds, Italy. Artist: Mario Borgoni. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
Poster from the Spanish Civil War. Artist: Gemenez
Poster from the Spanish Civil War. Artist: Gemenez. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection
Portuguese poster, 1974-1975? Artist: Vespeira
Portuguese poster, 1974-1975? Artist: Vespeira. Hoover Institution Archives Poster Collection

  • Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland)
  • the British Isles (United Kingdom and Ireland)
  • Classic Western Europe (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Monaco)
  • Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Andorra, San Marino, and Vatican City)
  • Parts of Central Europe (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Germany)
  • Southeastern Europe (Greece)
The West European Collection consists of approximately 350,000 books in the various Western languages; 3,000 periodical and newspaper titles, of which 535 are currently received; 15,000 pamphlets; 20,000 posters; and more than 800 archival units.

Curator(s)
Bradley Bauer


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